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KERRY County Council Arts Office has announced Catherine Young as Kerry County Council and Arts Council Dancer in Residence for 2024. As a dancer and choreographer, Catherine has worked extensively in Ireland, Europe, the USA and Africa. Her choreography is heavily influenced by her explorations of African dance and has […]
KERRY’S Dancer in Residence, Catherine Young, will return with Céilí Afro Dabke Ukraine – an explosion of multi-cultural dance and music – on Thursday, March 16 as part of the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Tralee. The evening will kick off at 7.30pm in the Centenary Hall in Mercy Mounthawk […]
AN interactive dance performance, specially designed for residents in care settings, visited care homes around the county during last week. ‘Yard Duets’ is a Dance Limerick/DL.BRIDGE project, funded by Creative Ireland and Limerick City and County Council in 2021. As part of Kerry County Council’s dancer in residency co-funded by the […]
MONICA Muñoz is leading a dance residency in Kerry for the coming months, focussing on primary school children and families. Monica is a dance artist originally from Barcelona, living in Ireland since 2014. She has performed extensively across the globe for over 20 years with many companies and as a freelance […]
AS part of her role as Kerry County Council Dancer In Residence, Catherine Young, with Jade O’Connor, and assisted by Kristyn Fontanella, ran online dance classes ‘Move It’ for the over 50s, adults and children in February and March. Co-funded by the Arts Council and Creative Ireland Kerry, with class […]
CATHERINE Young’s new dance piece ‘State of Exception’ comes to Siamsa Tíre, Tralee on this Sunday at 8pm. Catherine has been working in Kerry for many years with dance professionals, community groups, schools and most recently with refugees and asylum seekers. Her dance piece ‘Welcoming the Stranger’ in 2016 […]
